A genealogical history of ireland and its people, from prehistoric times to the present day, traces the origins of placenames and surnames and provides fullcolor illustrations of clan coats of arms and tartans, along with photographs of the irish landscape. For this reason the ordnance survey of ireland names books are sometimes referred to as odonovans names books. The placenames database of ireland and its local and family history benefits padraig o cearbhaill the placenames database of ireland is a bilingual database which is the result of collaboration between the placenames branch in the department of arts, heritage and the gaeltacht and. The origin and history of irish names of places p w joyce. The population of the island as a whole is just under 6 million2006, 4. Of course, placenames are also important for family history research almost all the records. Curious english surnames is a lighthearted look at english names found in old directories. O come ye back to ireland niall williams and christine breen, 1987. The ireland family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. In this groundbreaking history of ireland, neil hegarty presents a fresh perspective on irelands past.
The making of modern ireland 16031923 by jc beckett. It includes names written in english as a single word of at least 20 letters. To be sure, in terms of bizarre place names, ireland cant match its british neighbor across the water. This is the most complete guide to irish placenames published in modern times. The vast majority of englishlanguage place names in ireland are anglicisations of irish language names. Irelands place name history can be tracked back to gaelic ireland, which was in existence from the prehistoric era all the way through until the 17th century. The meaning, origin and history of the given name ireland. Jc becketts overview is an important milestone in irish historiography, a lucid combination. Popular irish history books showing 150 of 2,414 michael collins. Ireland, together with britain, joined the european economic community in 1973. I recently heard a trio of irish authors claim that the combination of dreary weather and ireland s troubled history produces a very particular kind of fiction that is dark and moody but also funny. The stories of irish deportees from the us in 1800s. What could be better than a day dedicated to encouraging folks to pick up a book.
Mercier press, irelands oldest independent publishing house, based in cork has a vast collection of irish history books available to purchase online. Surnames of ireland, which was first published in 1957 and now is in its sixth edition, is being reprinted for the fourth time and remains the definitive record of irish surnames, their genealogy and their origins. This is a riveting account of irish history from prechristian ireland to the northern irish civil rights movement. The placenames branch of the ordnance survey was established with the purpose of researching the placenames of ireland in order to provide authoritative irish language forms of those names for both official use and for use by the general public. Make sure to add these irish classics to your reading list. The young ireland members were at times critical of daniel oconnells practical methods for dealing with britain. The placenames database of ireland and its local and family.
The ordnance survey name books timeline irish genealogy blog. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. Links to irish genealogical and local history societies. The orthography section of the names books provides the various spellings for each townland or place and the authority section gives the source from which these variations were derived.
A true story of murder and memory in northern ireland by patrick radden keefe, milkman by anna burns, mak. Its hard to compete with, say, butt hole road, crapstone, ugley, east breast, and. To know about the troubles i feel it helps to know about ireland before this period. Im looking for a book about the history of ireland that offers not too much and not too little. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
Joyce has endeavoured to include names which you would not find in the previous two volumes. The most ireland families were found in the uk in 1891. The bible of irish history, providing facts and concise accounts of just about everything you ever wanted to know about ireland, from the earliest. Comprehensive and engaging, the story of ireland is an eyeopening account of a nation that has long been shaped by forces beyond its coasts. Wicklow, ii the barony of balinacor south by price, liam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The spelling which has legal force is usually that used by the ordnance survey of ireland. If you are looking for a comprehensive, singlevolume survey of irish history, i can recommend thomas bartletts ireland. New york had the highest population of ireland families in 1840. In ireland, loyalty to a place of origin is unusually strong.
Check out my ebay store for more great irish history and genealogy books. It deals with the place names of this country, their historical background, their original gaelic forms and their subsequent rendering in english. This is a list of 1,750 placenames as recorded in the 1901 census returns for the city and county of londonderry also known as derry. Books about ireland, northern ireland and the united kingdom aisling twomey jun 7, 2017 i was born and raised in the republic of ireland in cork, about as far south as you can go. This is a list of the longest place names in ireland. Based in some parts of the country on the daily grazing needs of a single cow and elsewhere on traditional ploughlands, at its simplest a townland is a rural area seen as a unit by the people living there. Sailing from new york, she set out to determine the condition of the irish poor and discover why so many were emigrating to her home country. Firstly, the term baile emerges as a placename element no earlier than the eleventh century, and secondly, once it emerges it comes into widespread use very rapidly. Theoretically at least the units fit inside each other, townlands into parishes, parishes into baronies, baronies into counties. This readyreference tool is a short and inexpensive guide to the history and meaning of first, family, and place names and very similar to coghlans irish first. Discover the best history of ireland in best sellers. The third volume of the origins and history of irish names of places has a vocabulary of the root words from which irish place names are most generally formed. It includes the names of all townlands, together with street listings for all towns, in county derry. The history of that loyalty goes back thousands of years, as reflected in the vast collection of traditional place name lore, dinnseanchas, stories explaining how townlands and parishes got their names.
The heritage and heraldry of irish clans and families. Pages in category history books about ireland the following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. The history of that loyalty goes back thousands of years, as reflected in the vast collection of traditional placename lore, dinnseanchas, stories explaining how townlands and parishes got their names. This was about 26% of all the recorded irelands in the usa. A concise history maire and conor cruise obrien, 1972. The vast majority of placenames in ireland are anglicisations of irish language names. Buy irish place names 2rev ed by deirdre flanagan, laurence flanagan isbn. Placenames in ireland, loyalty to a place of origin is unusually strong. The study of placenames in ireland unveils features of the countrys history and geography, and the development of the irish. I dont want threeinchesthick or a onceoverlightly with pretty pictures. Personal histories is an initiative by history ireland, which aims to capture the individual histories of irish people both in ireland and around the world. This remarkable situation can only be explained if baile is understood as a technical term coined to refer to an assessment unit which is part of a new taxation system. Although touted as an all new master index that contains more irish family surnames, locations, and sources than any work in print, this book is far from allencompassing.
The master book of irish place names irish roots the book of. The history of ireland is written in her place names. It is hoped to build an extensive database reflecting irish lives, giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to add their voice to the historical record. The old administrative system, used in the arrangement of these books, consisted of land units in descending order of size. A concise history of ireland by patrick weston joyce, circa 1910 this is a very useful concise history of ireland for anyone wishing to get an overview of the subject, and has been written with reasonable objectivity. The stories of irish deportees from the us in 1800s atlantic seaboard states, especially massachusetts, systematically deported indigent irish immigrants back to ireland and britain. List of books and articles about northern ireland online. Books for the troubles that are good are lost lives, ten men dead and also bandit country. Scratch your itch for travel with these 51 great travel memoirs, fiction and destination books contemporary books on ireland. Early spelling of the names discussed have been abstracted from historical sources, and these provide the evidence necessary to reconstruct the original form of. Irish history books ireland history books mercier press. The name of ireland itself comes from the irish name eire, added to the germanic word land. Shanna quay here at shanna quay we are helping to pass on irelands cultural heritage, both in the form of the written word and music. In 1840 there were 85 ireland families living in new york.
Browsing place names of northern ireland irish history. Page 328 airgtheach will be found a short distance to the east of it. Northern ireland has 18 representatives in the british parliament. Two new yorkers adjust to life in a tiny irish village after leaving their careers for a.
However, there are many place names that have been anglicised following english colonisation, including ireland itself. However, some names come directly from the english language, and a handful come from old norse and scots. And unlike oconnell, who could draw many thousands to his monster meetings, the dublinbased organization had little support across ireland. The study of placenames in ireland unveils features of the countrys history and geography, and the development of the irish language. History a troubled history northern irelands relatively distinct history began in the early 17th cent. In 1946 an coimisiun logainmneacha was established. This was about 26% of all the recorded ireland s in the usa. Most have irish origins, some dating back to prechristian and early christian times. Ireland s welcome to the stranger also on kindle is an american widows account of her travels in ireland in 184445 on the eve of the great famine. Irish books and the media the oldest and largest source of. Names applied to both sexes gives some unusual cases of female christian names applied to boys and vice versa.
The weird and wonderful place names around ireland. Firstly, the term baile emerges as a place name element no earlier than the eleventh century, and secondly, once it emerges it comes into widespread use very rapidly. Others are associated with the arrival of the anglonormans and later the english and, especially in the more northern parts of ireland, the scots. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. This is the irish name of the country and island of ireland. Mercier press, ireland s oldest independent publishing house, based in cork has a vast collection of irish history books available to purchase online. Of course, place names are also important for family history research almost all the records. Tim pat coogan goodreads author shelved 41 times as irish history avg rating 4. By reproducing it rather than using it as a reference text, lists based on this book are by.
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